PROBABILISTIC GENERALIZATION OF PENNA AGEING MODEL AND THE OLDEST OLD

D. Stauffer
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D. Stauffer: Physics Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Box 5000, Antigonish, N.S. B2G 1CO, Canada

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1999, vol. 10, issue 07, 1363-1365

Abstract: Using a 1995 method of Thomset al., the traditional Penna model of biological ageing is modified such that there is no more absolute maximum life span; instead, our Monte Carlo data are similar to real demographic data collected by Thatcheret al., for rich countries.

Keywords: Monte Carlo; Penna model; Human centenarians (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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